Hiromi Mukumuku: Please Be Kind to Melancholy(1988)

Making 'The Shining'(en)

Directed and edited by Stanley Kubrick's daughter Vivian Kubrick, this film offers a look behind the scenes during the making of The Shining.

The Pixar Story(en)

A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company's relationship with Disney, and its remarkable initial string of eight hits. The contributions of John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs are profiled. The decline of two-dimensional animation is chronicled as three-dimensional animation rises. Hard work and creativity seem to share the screen in equal proportions.

Heart of a Dog(en)

Lyrical and powerfully personal essay film that reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother, her beloved dog, and such diverse subjects as family memories, surveillance, and Buddhist teachings.

One Million Yen Girl(ja)

A 21-year-old girl is released from prison, only to deal with the neighborhood gossip about her and family conflicts. She decides to save one million yen, move to where no one knows her and keep repeating the process.

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film(en)

A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.

Lucky Them(en)

More interested in partying and flirting with young musicians than work, veteran rock journalist Ellie Klug has one last chance to prove her value to her magazine’s editor: a no-stone-unturned search to discover what really happened to long lost rock god, Matt Smith, who also happens to be her ex-boyfriend. Teaming up with an eccentric amateur documentary filmmaker, Ellie hits the road in search of answers.

Iron Jawed Angels(en)

Defiant young activists take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote.

The Safety of Objects(en)

In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, and neglects her daughter and husband. Lawyer Jim Train is devoted to his career, not his family. Helen Christianson wants to find a new spark in life, while Annette Jennings tries to rebuild hers.

To Be Takei(en)

Over seven decades, actor and activist George Takei journeyed from a World War II internment camp to the helm of the Starship Enterprise, and then to the daily news feeds of five million Facebook fans. Join George and his husband, Brad, on a wacky and profound trek for life, liberty, and love.

Real Women Have Curves(en)

In East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee the small, rundown family-owned textile factory.

American Grindhouse(en)

This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema and unearths the shameless and occasionally shocking origins of this popular entertainment.

Tig Notaro: Happy to Be Here(en)

Comedian Tig Notaro unleashes her inner prankster in a playful stand-up special packed with funny anecdotes, parenting confessions and more.

Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream(en)

Life Is But a Dream is a HBO documentary about the life of US singer Beyoncé Knowles during the years 2011 and 2012 and on the recording of her fifth album. The film was directed by Beyoncé herself. The film shows Beyoncé from intimate moments of her pregnancy to behind the scenes and rehearsals of the main concerts of that time.

My Brilliant Career(en)

A young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get married.

I Believe in Unicorns(en)

Feeling awkward and isolated, an imaginative and strong-willed teenage girl runs away from home with an older punk rock drifter.

The Trouble with Angels(en)

Mary and her friend, Rachel, are new students at St. Francis Academy, a boarding school run by the iron fist of Mother Superior. The immature teens grow bored and begin playing pranks on both the unsuspecting nuns and their unpleasant classmates, becoming a constant thorn in Mother Superior's side. However, as the years pass, Mary and Rachel slowly mature and begin to see the nuns in a different light.

Strange Weather(en)

Years after her son's suicide, a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea.

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return(en)

This special explores the return of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to the screen, as well as Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen to their classic roles. Director Deborah Chow leads the cast and crew as they create new heroes and villains that live alongside new incarnations of beloved Star Wars characters, and an epic story that dramatically bridges the saga films.

The Girl in the Book(en)

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.

The Trials of Cate McCall(en)

In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicted of murder.

I Am Juice(ja)

Two female lovers meet in a college class. After graduation, they run a temp company which is the front for a detective agency dealing in blackmail information.

White Rose of Santa Monica: Confused(ja)

Masashi, who works at a Japanese restaurant in Santa Monica, gets acquainted with an international student named Kanai and they begin living together. An overseas location film that depicts young people from Japan living gay in the United States.

Pink Curtain(ja)

Okuyama is a stocker at the supermarket who has no luck with women. His life is thrown upside down when his sister Noriko unexpectedly moves into his small apartment. Okuyama is overcome with lustful thoughts for her, but she regards him simply as a brother.

Lolita-zuma: Binetsu(ja)

Banned: Woman's Secret Pictures(ja)

A man spies on an upper class woman having an illicit affair and blackmails her for sex. But she’s not the delicate flower that she appears to be.

Dokyumento poruno: Zoku hatsujô-zoku o hagu(ja)

Nikkatsu Roman Porno

Document porno: Dôsei jidai o abaku(ja)

Love Robot: Dripping Sexual Intelligence(ja)

The body of a loved one is revived as a robot... "I want you to comfort me during the loneliness of the nights when you are not around Please make me cum forever!" This is a heartwarming erotic drama about a protagonist who lost her beloved lover in an accident, and as she interacts with a robot that looks just like her lover, she gradually connects with him and overcomes her disappointment

Erotic Massage Wife: Incredible Pleasure Techniques(ja)

Tatsuya and Etsuko are a newlywed couple, but Tatsuya becomes impotent due to work stress, and is forced to take a long-term rest at home, cutting his salary in half. Etsuko searches for a part-time job and finds one as a pleasure massage therapist, a job that would put her pleasuring skills to the test...

Pink Cut: Love Me Hard, Love Me Deep(ja)

Mami runs a barber shop called The Pink Cut. The place is an immediate success, due mostly to super-short skirts. Recently, Akira, who is anxious about not finding a job, has started coming to her shop. Although he has a girlfriend, he is soon interested in Mami.

Married Woman Group Pleasure Party: Forbidden Swapping(ja)

Three years have passed since Sonoyama married Akiko. Akiko was a virgin, but she was trained by Sonoyama and has now become a ripe woman. Sonoyama has a strong sexual desire and has another mistress named Michiko. One night, he goes to a swapping party at Michiko's urging, and they exchange partners and indulge in an affair, pretending to be married. However, a year later, the couple moves in next door...

Sanctuary in the Night(ja)

Nikkatsu Roman Porno

Let's Go Hot Spring(ja)

Rinko inherits her parents’ public bath after they pass away. She starts to manage the business with the help of an old and experienced worker, Mr. Tame. However, she soon realizes traditional public bath are no longer marketable in this new century. Rinko thinks of a "Bikini Body Wash Service" to attract more customers.

Kokan no junshin: Porori to tsunagaru(ja)

When Reiji was being beaten up by some thugs in the downtown area, Hikaru happened to pass by and beat up the thugs with her first-degree judo skills. Hikaru and Reiji fell in love at first sight and quickly became passionate, seeking each other's bodies. When Reiji's hand reached Hikaru's lower body he felt something was wrong, Hikaru confessed that he was "attached" to her. Hikaru had been born as a man in the past. Reiji was surprised, but his feelings for her had not changed. Five years later. The two decided to hold a wedding party at the cafe where Hikaru works. Reiji had no parents and grew up in an institution. Hikaru's father Takeshi is understanding of her being a "woman," but her mother Kumiko cannot accept the transformation of her heir. One day, Hikaru receives a message on social media from someone named Maki. She desperately tries to hide her shock when she hears that Maki is Reiji's mother. Hikaru invites Maki to her house, but...

Cheating Wife: Substitute Trap(ja)

Rika (Tsubaki Kanari) remarried Makoto, who had lost his first wife. Having lost her parents at an early age and continued to live in poverty, Rika was able to achieve a stable life by marrying the wealthy Makoto. However, they continued to live apart due to Makoto's busy schedule, and their feelings for each other began to change. Rika also found the presence of Yuko (Satomi Yoko), a live-in housekeeper who had been working in the house since Makoto's first wife's, to be an eyesore. When Yuko wasn't looking, she would sneak around with journalist Yuji, claiming to be attending a painting class. One day, Rika saw a positive tweet on her blog, and as the tweet looked exactly like her, a plan came to her mind...

Erobon! A Father and Son Sexual Spring Diary(ja)

Kozo, who lost his wife, has a strained relationship with his college-aged son, Takashi. One day, Chikako Misawa, a former glamour model he had always admired, shows up to an interview for a part-time job at the bar Kozo runs. Meanwhile, Takashi gets to know Saki, who attends the same seminar, and finds out she's the sexy idol he's always admired...

Swedish Porno: Dripping of Honey(ja)

A mysterious woman picks up an elite hockey player after a game. They spend a hot night at an estate, then she disappears. He becomes obsessed with her, and gets to see her in a strange show with white swan wings at a sex club, but is stopped by her entourage and asked to leave her alone.

Shinjuku Love Hotel: Secret Weekend Paradise(ja)

Drama that centers around a bath house during school break.

Nurse Diary: Beast Afternoon(ja)

A doctor develops a new scientific breakthrough in female psychotherapy with the discovery of the “Dream Ring,” a device that is inserted into a woman to record her thoughts and dreams. But, one dark and stormy night, the doctor and his assistant end up dead… hanging by ropes from the rafters of their lab. The lovely Reiko suffers from a condition known as “genophobia” (the fear of sexual intercourse), so she is admitted to the Tachibana Clinic for observation. Another group of doctors have the “Dream Ring” device and use it on Reiko to analyze her wildly erotic, and violent, dreams and nightmares. The clinic doctors have more sinister reasons to test this device on Reiko, however, and secretly put her under hypnosis so that the ring is activated at any time she hears the sound of a bell. Can she escape the evil doctors’ experiment and, even if she does, who is that strange person, dressed all in black, following her around?

Blue Rain Osaka(ja)

A woman who runs a bar with her older sister has her life disrupted when she has a chance meeting with an old lover.